Hammock



(No Model.) J. B. PATTERSON HAMMOGK.

Patented Apr. 28, 1891.

i /II NITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

JAMES B. PATTERSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAMMOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 451,186, dated April.28, 1891.

- Application fil d November 17, 1890. Serial No. 371,732- (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES B. PATTERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hammocks, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to woven hammocks and to those parts of the hammockknown as the suspending cords, loops, and stretchers, and it consists informing suspension-loops at the ends of the hammock by passing unwovenportions of the warp-threads through counterbored wooden balls; inproviding the hammock with a stretcher having a series of counterboredholes to contain the counterbored wooden balls, through which balls theunwoven portions of the warp-threads pass, forming suspension-loops, andin providing a stretcher which has counter-bored holes to contain thecounterbored wooden balls through which the unwoven portions of thewarpthreads passwith a series of staples to which are connected thesuspending-cords of the hammock, as is illustrated in the accompany ingdrawings, making a part of this specification, in which Figure 1represents a top View of a hammock, showing my improvements. Fig. 2 is asection of the stretcher-bar, showing one of the wooden balls in sectionwith a loop and one of the wooden balls in section without a loop, andshowing two of the staples for connecting the suspending-cords. Fig. 3is a view of one of the wooden balls. Fig. at is a cross-section of oneof the wooden balls. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of one of the woodenballs.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

A represents the hammock, which may be woven plain, as shown in thedrawings, or cross-woven and ornamentally striped; B, the stretcher,which may be of hard or soft wood; D, the suspending-cords; E, the loop;F, the wooden ball, which should be of. hard wood; G, the staple, madeof wire; a. a, the warpthreads.

The balls F are fastened by means of a knot on the end of sections ofthe warp-threads a a, as shown in Fig. 2. Those on the left hand aremade to form a loop E, and the knot on the end is pulled into thecounterbore of the ball F. To the loops E the suspendingcords D arefastened, as shown on the left of Fig. 1. Those on the right are alsofastened by a knot; but no loop is made, and the cords D are fastened tothe staples G, which should be driven through the stretcher and clinchedon the under side. 1V hen no loops are made on the warp-threads, thecords D are fastened to the staples G, as shown on the right, of Figs. 1and 2.

The warp-threads may be divided into six sections, as shown in Fig. 1,or they may be divided into more or less numbers of sections. A ball Fis used on each section, and the stretcher B is divided and counterboredfor the number of divisions of the warp-threads.

It is obvious that metal balls may be used in place of wooden balls, anda ball made of porcelain or glass may be used, the hole being cast inthe ball, as shown in section, Fig. 5.

Having as above fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A woven hammock having warp-threads extended beyond the woven endsthereof and I divided into groups, in combination with a series ofcounterborcd balls through which said groups of warp-threads are passed,said threads being knotted at their ends, substantially as described.

2. A woven hammock having Warp-threads extended beyond the woven endsthereof and divided into groups, in combination with a series ofcounterbored balls and a stretcher having a series of counterboredholes, as shown and described.

3. A woven hammock having warp-threads extended beyond the Woven endsthereof, divided into groups, in combination with a series ofcounterbored balls, a stretcher having a series of counterbored holes,and a series of. staples, as shown, described, and for the purposespecified.

, JAMES B. PATTERSON; Witnesses:

JOHN SHINN, M. BUCKLEY.

